Best Practices: How to Move From Argh to Ahhh

Presented by Troy Christenson MBA, MLIS

Thursday, September 16th, 201011:00-12:00 PM

To get requested materials using the fastest, easiest & least expensive methods available.

Fast, easy, cheap, you pick which two.

WorldCat Resource Sharing / First Search (Requires Login

Personal Name 4,3,1 Corp/Conf Name =4,3,1 Name/Title 4,4 Title 3,2,2,1

OCLC Keyword Searching Google Amazon Library Database Telephone / Email Reference Internet

•National Libraries

•Databases of country libraries

•ILL Contact Information

•Guide to XXXX

BSCAN ILL automatically sends requests through ILLiad/Odyssey, Ariel, RAPID, Clio, FTP or e-mail, and notifies ILLiad/Odyssey in each case, all without any need for further human intervention.

Credit card purchases Automate record keeping (copyright) Question protocols (Why are we doing

this? Do we need to?)

Every organization is unique. Best practices in your organization will depend on the skills, support and fiscal resources available.

To discuss how you can improve efficiency at your organization contact Troy Christenson at Troy.Christenson@gmail.com or call 509-710-2119